The Beata Festival of Palma takes place every year on the third Saturday of October in honor of Saint Catalina Thomàs (1531–1574), popularly known as the “Beata” or “Beateta,” patron saint of Valldemossa and a central figure of Mallorcan devotion since her beatification in 1792.

The procession always begins at the church of Santa Magdalena, where the incorrupt body of the saint is venerated. Each year, a young girl is chosen to represent the “beateta” and rides in the spectacular 19th-century Triumphal Chariot, joined by other carts with participants in traditional costumes, folk groups, and performances of the Mallorcan ball de bot dance. Palma’s streets come alive with colorful gegants (giant figures) and xeremiers (bagpipers), creating a unique atmosphere of tradition, culture, and popular devotion.